Leaders, leadership, and U.S. policy in Latin America /
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| Author / Creator: | Kryzanek, Michael J. |
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| Imprint: | Boulder : Westview Press, 1992. |
| Description: | xii, 249 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1310207 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Leaders and Leadership Types in Latin American History. The Conquistadors and the Viceroys. The Liberators. The Caudillos. Reformers and Modernizers. The Authoritarians. The Democrats. The Revolutionaries. Building on the Past
- 2. Latin American Leadership and U.S. Policy: The Pursuit of Interests. Protecting Our "Soft Underbelly" Expanding Our Economic Horizons. Keeping "Good" Leaders in Power. Working to Destabilize "Bad" Leaders. The More Things Change . . .
- 3. Military Leadership in an Era of Democracy. The Latin American Military: Transformation or Holding Action. The Reluctant Military Managers. American Presidents and the New Military Managers. George Bush and the Latin American Military in the 1990s
- 4. The Politics of Civilian Leadership. Democratic Power-sharing. Democratic Populism. Democratic Caudilloism. U.S. Policy and Civilian Presidents
- 5. The Changing Face of Revolutionary Leadership. The Limits of Charisma. The Demise of the Revolutionary Model. The Subtle Effects of Time. Coping with Counterrevolution and Destabilization. Dealing with Revolutionaries: The U.S. Approach
- 6. Latin American Leaders: Dealing with Drugs. The Problem of Money. The Problem of Institutional Weakness. The Problem of Fear. The Problem of the United States
- 7. Latin American Leaders: Dealing with Debt and Development. Debt Forgiveness and Debt Survival. Defining Development in the 1990s
- 8. Latin American Leaders: Dealing with Intervention. Castro: The Ironies of Resisting Intervention. Noriega and Endara: Paying the Price of Intervention. Ortega and Chamorro: Role-playing and Intervention. Alfredo Cristiani and Company: Coping with Intervention. Barco and Gaviria: Cooperation and Intervention. Carlos Andres Perez: Dependency and Intervention. Final Observations
- 9. Evaluating Latin American Leaders: Achieving Success, Avoiding Failure. Recognizing the Dangers of Reform. Creating Confidence and Normality. Making Government Work. Creating a Favorable Image. The "Good" Political Leader
- 10. Leaders and the Future of U.S.-Latin American Relations.